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Celebrations

Topic Development Ideas

Classes might want to learn more about...

? appropriate gifts for specific celebrations and

special occasions in Canada

? conventions around gift giving and gift opening

at parties

? cultural differences in attitudes concerning

gender- and age-based activities

? cultural differences in celebrations ? customs associated with celebrations for

children

? customs associated with parties (arrival and

departure, role of guests and hosts, giving gifts)

? meaning and customs of special days celebrated

in Canada (e.g., Mother's Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, St. Jean Baptiste Day)

Strategies for Learners

Learners find it useful to...

? compare celebrations in Canada with those of

own country or classmates' countries

? confirm or clarify appropriate message choice

in greeting card with proficient English speaker

? learn appropriate messages for greeting cards ? learn short polite phrases for accepting and

declining invitations

? observe the actions of others at celebrations

and ask questions

? read simple published materials about specific

social occasions

? rehearse short conventional messages of thanks

and congratulations

Resources for Developing and Teaching Topic

? A Canadian Conversation Book, Book One: Unit 4, "Days, Dates, and Weather" ? Canadian Concepts 2, Second Edition: Unit 3, "Days and Dates" ? Let's Celebrate! ? Ontario Reader 1999: "Canada Day," "Sweet tradition of Diwali" ? Ontario Reader 2001: "Multicultural holidays" ? The ESL Tool Box: Unit 1, "Ask Around" ? The Pizza Tastes Great: Unit 3, "Birthdays" ? When's the Next Canadian Holiday? 2 sample invitations and greeting cards with written messages inside O CLB Listening/Speaking Resource: Stage I, Social Interaction dialogues 5?6 " Chinese New Year: and

" Ramadan and Eid cards: " Yahoo Canada Greetings: B postcards, holidays, enter name of specific holiday (e.g., Ramadan)

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Celebrations

Topic Outcomes (CLB 2)

Possible outcomes for this topic:

y make and respond to simple requests

y give a basic description of a celebration

2 identify introductions and basic courtesy formulas

2 identify details in a listening text: numbers, dates, time references, places, keywords, short expressions

generally understand the main point of a short written message or text in a special occasion greeting card, invitation, and postcard

get information about a celebration from a very basic text of up to seven sentences

" complete an expanded range of greeting cards

with minimum required information

" give a basic description of a celebration by

answering five to six simple questions in writing

Language Focus

Items to help learners achieve the outcomes:

? vocabulary (Diwali, Rosh Hashanah, Chinese New

Year, birthday, anniversary, Christmas)

? dates and times ? expressions for specific celebrations (Happy

Anniversary, Congratulations, Seasons Greetings)

? articles: definite and indefinite (a party, the

weekend, some people)

? prepositions of time (on the weekend, in December,

at noon)

? verb tenses: simple past, present, and future

tenses (high-frequency verbs)

? pronunciation: vowel contrasts /ey/ (birthday,

age, today, baby, eighth) and // (send, seventh, friend, dress)

Sample Tasks

1. Talk to a partner about a popular celebration from own culture. 2. Listen to a conversation about a celebration. Complete sentences by filling in the blanks. 3. Read paragraphs about holidays in Canada. Complete a table with information about names and dates

of holidays. Compare with classmates. 4. Answer questions about a recent or upcoming celebration.

Additional Tasks

Novice: Survey the class and word-process a list of celebration dates. Include birthdays, anniversaries, and popular celebrations in Canada and other countries (e.g., May 11, 2003: Mother's Day). Sort the list by date. Skills: Keyboarding, Select, Sort

All Levels: Go to an electronic postcard site (e.g., ). Follow instructions for finding and choosing a birthday card for your instructor. Type the given e-mail addresses. Type an appropriate message to your instructor and send the birthday card. Skills: Internet Basics, Browsers, URL, Forms, Mouse Skills

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Customs & Social Behaviour

Topic Development Ideas

Classes might want to learn more about...

? acceptable behaviour in public places (e.g.,

lineups, smoking, public displays of affection)

? appropriate topics for small talk conversations ? Canadian concepts regarding time and physical

proximity

? common practices for social situations such as

visiting someone, ordering in a restaurant, weddings, baby showers, and funerals

? customs surrounding names ? differences between English and French culture ? gender issues in Canada ? initiating and/or responding to small talk

conversations with neighbours

? non-verbal communication, such as eye contact,

vocal volume, handshaking, and listening signals such as nodding

? telephone etiquette ? titles for addressing people

Strategies for Learners

Learners find it useful to...

? be aware of formal and informal ways of

addressing people

? compare social behaviour in Canadian culture

with behaviour in other countries

? learn phrases for accepting or declining offers

of assistance

? learn polite phrases for getting attention and

making requests

? observe the speech, actions, and attire of others ? practice common phrases used in telephone

calls

? practice English intonation patterns for

questions and requests

Resources for Developing and Teaching Topic

? A Writing Book, English in Everyday Life, A Teacher's Resource Book, Second Edition: Unit 3, "Greetings" ? Canadian Concepts 2, Second Edition: Unit 1, "Nice to Meet You"; Unit 2, "People and Places" ? The ESL Toolbox: Unit 3, "Decision Making"; Unit 4, "Culture Checks"; Unit 6, "Out and About" O CLB Listening/Speaking Resource: Stage I, Social Interaction dialogues 1?8, Restaurant dialogues 42, 43 ? ELLIS ? Intro ? Greetings, Introductions and Goodbyes; Social Situations " Etiquette in other countries: (for comparison activities) " Government of Canada Site: (Canadians, Newcomers to Canada) " Yahoo! Canada, Society and Culture Directory: " Yahoo! Greetings: B postcards, customs, etiquette Canada

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Customs & Social Behaviour

Topic Outcomes (CLB 2)

Possible outcomes for this topic:

-- greet familiar and unfamiliar people; use and respond to courtesy formulas

-- respond appropriately to introductions

-- indicate communication problems in a number of ways

-- give expanded basic personal information

O identify introductions and basic courtesy formulas

O identify a range of expressions used to ask for repetition and clarification

& generally understand the main point of a short written message or text in a special occasion greeting card or invitation

& get information from a very basic text of up to seven sentences about a custom

? complete an expanded range of greeting cards with minimum required information

? give a basic description of a custom by filling in blanks in a short five- to six-sentence guided text

Language Focus

Items to help learners achieve the outcomes:

? vocabulary and expressions, in greeting card

messages (Best wishes, Congratulations, All the best, Get well soon, Hope you have a..., With love, Love always)

? vocabulary for expressing personal information

(full name, surname, initials)

? expressions for introductions (Hi, Nice to meet

you, Glad, Pleased, This is...)

? conventions for addressing an envelope ? yes/no questions ? verb be ? pronunciation: word linking (How are you?

Thanks a lot, See you on Monday)

Sample Tasks

1. Ask classmates questions to complete a chart with information (e.g., married/single, children, siblings, when they came to Canada).

2. Listen to dialogues of people answering personal identification questions. Identify phrases used to ask for repetition and clarification by circling phrases on a worksheet.

: Novice: Open a document containing a dialogue between a customer and a server in a coffee shop. Locate and change the font colour of statements asking for clarification and repetition. Save, print, and compare your dialogue with classmates.

Skills: Open, Select, Font Color, Save, Print

3. Complete dialogues by matching questions with answers (e.g., Do you have change for a dollar? ? Yes. Here you are).

4. Choose and complete a greeting card and envelope for a classmate, friend, or family member.

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Leisure Activities

Topic Development Ideas

Strategies for Learners

Classes might want to learn more about... Learners find it useful to...

? benefits of participation in leisure activities

? attend leisure shows (e.g., Outdoor Life Show)

? clubs concerned with leisure activities

? participate in leisure activities to acquire

? costs of activities and low-cost alternatives

specialized vocabulary and to practice socializing in English

?

cultural differences in leisure pursuits, including gender-based and age-based activities

?

use leisure activities to develop self-esteem and confidence for language learning

? leisure activities for children, such as day

camps, swimming lessons, recreation centres

? use picture dictionaries for specialized

terminology

? local and seasonal leisure activities

? visit tourism bureau, chamber of commerce,

? local sites and organizations offering cultural or

public library for information on activities

sporting events

? volunteer work as an alternative leisure activity

Resources for Developing and Teaching Topic

? A Conversation Book 1, Revised Third Edition: Unit 10, "Leisure" ? Interchange 1: Unit 6, "Do you play tennis?" ? The ESL Tool Box: Unit 1, "Ask Around"; Unit 12, "Summer Holiday" ? The Pizza Tastes Great: Unit 7, "Sports and Fun" 2 continuing education calendars 2 local parks and recreation brochures v local YMCA or YWCA may provide an orientation tour ? Tense Buster ? Elementary ? Simple Present ? Negatives, Questions ? ELLIS ? Intro ? Leisure Activities and Social Situations " Active Ontario: " Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation: (Sport and Recreation) " : (Community and Recreation, Arts and Culture or Sports

and Recreation) " YMCA Canada: (follow links to local branch's schedule) B recreation, leisure Ontario

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